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ETHNOCHOREOLOGICAL RESEARCH and TRADITIONAL DANCE PRACTICE IN SERBIA
- Dr. Selena Rakočević
and TRADITIONAL DANCE PRACTICE IN SERBIA Structure and content of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
and TRADITIONAL DANCE PRACTICE IN SERBIA Structure and content of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dr. Selena Rakoevi Department for Ethnomusicology Faculty of music, Belgrade Serbia ETHNOCHOREOLOGICAL RESEARCH and TRADITIONAL DANCE PRACTICE IN SERBIA Structure and content of the lecture The concept of ethnochoreology Main
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Ethnochoreology is a scientific discipline
dedicated to research of traditional (folk) dance
The term appeared in the late 1950s in the
East Europe
Ethnochoreological research exist all across
Europe at the university levels
Study group on Ethnochoreology of the
International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) since 1962
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Ethnochoreology in Serbia appeared in 1934
(The first book of the edition Folk dance by the sisters Ljubica and Danica Janković)
Ethnochoreology as one of the main subjects
exists at the ethnomusicological studies (bachelor, master and PhD level) at the Faculty
- f Music, University of Arts in Belgrade since
1990 and at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad since 2000
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Folk dances, eight books, 1934-1964 Ljubica (1894-1974) and Danica Janković (1898-1960)
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The Janković sisters Intense field research 1925-1950 Dance notation system Detailed descriptions of approx. 900 dances Many scientific texts about folk dances Ljubica become a mamber of the Serbian Academy of Scinece and Arts AS ETHNOCHOREOLOGIST in 1964 Dance notation Field research photos
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Olivera Vasić The legatee of the Janković sisters Intense field researc Ethnochoroeological areas Ritual dances Many scientific papers and books Labanotation Filming folk dance Academic ethnochoreological education in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Banja Luka and Skopje Center for folk dance research since 1991
Labanotation of Kolo in three dance Olivera Vasić 1947-
Field research photos
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Ethnochoreological areas in Serbia Based on differential characteristics
- f their dance traditions
Northern Central Western Northeastern and, Southeastern ethnochoreological area.
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Kolo formation (semicircle) Holding: so-called V possition Repertoire
Šetnja (povoz, povozito) / devojačko kolo
Kolo in three/kolo (many various names such are: moravac, kukunješ, Žikino kolo, retko kolo, moravsko kolo, užičko kolo)
Individual dances: rudničanka, čačanka, stara vlahinja, trojanac,
- smica, kriva, gajdica, polomka, đurđevka etc.
So-called city dances (bojerka, romunka, Srba, kraljevo kolo, seljančica etc) Style: soft knees and hocks, bending, leaping, vibrations, various crossing steps, triple steps, leg swings, prancing
Central Serbia
Photo: National ansamble KOLO www.kolo.rs Photo: Magazine Folklore
Dance music: vocal-instrumental and Instrumental (frula, dvojnice, accordion, small string ensembles)
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Western Serbia
Kolo formation (semicircle) Holding: so-called V possition Repertoire
Šetnja (povoz, povozito) / devojačko kolo
Kolo in three/kolo (many various names such are: moravac, kukunješ, Žikino kolo, retko kolo, moravsko kolo, užičko kolo)
Individual dances: četvorak, trojanac, stari trojanac, osmica, čarlama, povijorac, đurđevka, sakajdo, čaldiš etc.
Dances accompanied by a song, named after the first verse Style: strong dancing, long steps, crossing the space, triple-steps (no crossing steps), sharp knee bending, whole foot
Photo: KUD “Đerdan”, Valjevo Photo: KUD “Stanko Paunović”, Pančevo
Dance music: vocal, vocal-instrumental and Instrumental (frula, dvojnice, accordion, small string ensembles)
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Northern Serbia (Vojvodina)
Kolo formation (closed circle) Pairs, in trios (man between two women) Holding: so-called “holding from Vojvodina” Repertoire Kolos
Veliko kolo, malo kolo (banatsko, bačko, kolo na jednu stranu, paorsko kolo, gajdaško kolo, sitno kolo, Kolo vodi Vasa etc.) In pairs and trios
Mađarac, po dvoje, ketuša, ficko, logovac Style: geneder differentiations, soft knees, prancing, varying (males), bouncing, polyrhythms in male dancing (veliko kolo)
Photos: Magazine Folklore
Dance music: Instrumental with possible shouting verses (bag-pipes, tamburitza ensembles)
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Northeastern Serbia
Kolo formation (semicircle) Holding: so-called V postion and cross-hands Repertoire
Vlajna (stara vlajna, četvorka)
Individual dances: keser, polomka, pop Marinkovo kolo, todorka, levakinja, zaplet, ruzmarin etc. Style: realtively strong dancing, hops, leaps, triple-steps (no crossing steps), bending, whole foot
Photos: Magazine Folklore
Dance music: Instrumental (frula, bag-pipes, small string ensembles)
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Southeastern Serbia
Kolo formation (closed and semicircle) Solo formation (posame) Holding: cross-hands Repertoire
Ritual dances (koledari, kraljice, lazarice)
Čačak (krupan, sitan, banjski, svrljiški, niški, šilovački basara etc.)
Individual dances: jednostranka, rumenka, osamputka, selsko oro, vlasinka, bugarka, pešački, posame, šestorke, pembe etc.
Dances accompanied by a song, named after the first verse Style: realtively strong dancing, hops, leaps, triple-steps (no crossing steps), bending, whole foot
Photos: Magazine Folklore
Dance music: Vocal, vocal-instrumental and instrumental (frula, bag-pipes, zurle and tapan, brass bands)
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